ER not as seen on TV

Saturday turned out to be a pretty sucky day all in all. I thought I was doing better even over at friends for dinner on Friday night but Saturday rolled in as an ugly ugly morning. In a fog that I couldn't quite explain then sick nothing to come up but it still was.
Called the neurosurgeon on call and he talked me it could be a virus had I been around any kids? Well no, unless you count 30 somethings and boy sense of humor... He said that he wasn't the best at evaluating these things and I should go to the ER. Really didn't want to so he gave me Zofran that I got from the local pharmacy and slept most of the day. Woke up toward evening and felt even worse pain nausea and couldn't keep even water down for a minute. I was falling down not able to walk but had to crawl to the bathroom, Time to go to the ER. Should have gone to Swedish just down the street but since I had surgery at the UW did the drive there instead. MISTAKE! They were apathetic couldn't speak English or put in an IV without spilling a ton of my blood (not what I needed to see at that moment) I was there for 6 hours with barely anyone even checking in on me the Docs were nice once they showed up but that wasn't until 1 or 2 am. I finally went out and told them I just want to go home. They then gave me meds and a narcotic that I though was going to send me into cardiac arrest, no joke my whole body seized up and hurt in my chest so bad the nurse said take deep breaths, cool they may be the last I ever get! Not to be too dramatic but I was very scared at that moment that things were going very wrong. Needless to say I survived, yesterday was a fog all day forced to finally eat and drink, Prune juice of all things now I really feel old. I am on the up swing. Yea.

Then I hear this morning that a teammate and a good friend had a nasty crash at the Kirkland crit. Hoping they are both doing OK today and recovering. Anyone know how Carol is doing let me know please. Tricia I hear is tough as ever and is said to be doing fine with a nasty bump to the head. :(

Please, no more ER for anyone this year!!!

Surgery

Well it is done! I had my back surgery on Monday. My Doc said it was going to be fun, huh? For him it was a hoot, he found a rare condition in my nerves and a floating piece of vertebrae. My Nerves for S1-L5 and L5-L4 are fused and travel through the same foraimen, these two things were contributing greatly to pain. The pain in the middle of my back it gone, like magic, it has been a 1-1/2 years of continuous discomfort. I am very sore from the incision right now and get tired easily I am also still on some hefty pain pills but that is only for the bone he drilled away to make room for 2 nerves and the opening.

Here is the image of my spinal nerves, and the bone that has been "gnawed" away. My doc was excited to show me what he did and what he found. He was carrying this photo around with him to show colleagues. I asked him to sign my copy, if he would have had a sharpie I think he would have. I am the second person he has ever seen with the condition that is out of over 1,000 procedure's. Lucky deformed me! :)

What is next is 6 weeks of little activity then back to PT. Hopefully I will be on the bike again in about 2months. Can't push it or I will cause more problems. Here is for be so antsy to bike that once I start to I hope to make the most out of winter training. I am looking into a new rain bike too. Something lighter than my 15 year old steel Specialized. Any suggestions?

I finally started to update my flickr. More pic's to come, right now it is only a hike to Lake Anne and My Aspen Family Reunion. Check it out.

Hope to make it to the Kirkland crit to cheer on my team and assorted friends whom I hope to see out there.

Alrighty, I am pooped from sitting and typing this it is time for another nap!

Cheers!

Michele